Northshore Home magazine highlights the best in architectural design, new construction and renovations, interiors, and landscape design.
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78 SPRING 2016 to the back of the house broke up the flow from room to room and isolated a beautiful screen porch added by previous owners. To preserve the barn's antique architec- tural elements while "rededicating the space" to become a cozy family room, Ratte suspended the original posts and beams of the barn's ceiling structure and built a modern roof structure above. DeGan included a nod to the barn's architecture by designing a striking semicircle window in the same location as the barn's large rounded- top door. To finish, the team installed heated floors, spray-foam insulation, and a modern wet bar that adds a touch of style when the family entertains guests. Farrand used a muted, neutral color palette to "showcase the client's incredible collection of ceramics and antiques," she explains. "We wanted to create a clean backdrop that would make each piece stand out." With the new family room occupying the former barn's space, DeGan designed a kitchen that blends seamlessly to create an open floor plan for the family's primary living area. The team "reclaimed some great material from the barn and elsewhere in the house," The formal dining and living rooms are very much in keeping with 18th- century aesthetics. vignettes nshoremag.com/nshorehome/